Google releases ‘prompting guide’ with tips for Gemini in Workspace – 9to5Google

At Cloud Next 2024, Google published a prompting guide for Gemini in Workspace, especially in Gmail and Docs.

This handbook (April 2024 edition) identifies four main areas to consider when writing an effective prompt:

Prompts, which should be written naturally with complete thoughts in full sentence, dont need all four especially in the initial message to Gemini/Help me write. Google says using a few will help, while what you write should be concise and avoid jargon.

You will likely need to try a few different approaches for your prompt if you dont get your desired outcome the first time.

Theres a particularly big emphasis on mak[ing] it a conversation with follow-up prompts that include more of the four areas.

Referring to prompting as an art, Google found during the Workspace Labs beta program that the most successful prompts average around 21 words.

Coming in at 45 pages, there are example personas and prompts that go through refinements for: Customer service, Executives and entrepreneurs, Human resources, Marketing , Project management, Sales. Ultimately, Google says to review outputs for clarity, relevance, and accuracy before using it.

Additional tips include:

You can download the guide here.

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